The internet is about to become a vicious, chaotic battlefield, and Elon Musk says advanced AI could make the carnage even worse. According to a short exchange on Musk’s Twitter today, the systems that keep the internet running are particularly vulnerable to simple, brute-force computing attacks — the kind of cyberwarfare that artificial intelligence excel…
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Elon Musk Says Solar Roof Tiles Will Defrost Themselves
Hold onto your butts solar aficionados, the next generation solar roof is coming, and it looks good. During a brief event Friday night, Elon Musk presented his plan to integrate solar roof tiles with Powerwall power packs. But that’s not all. On Saturday Musk expanded on his talk by explaining via Twitter that the new…
Inside Tesla’s New Solar Roof
Ahead of a proposed vote to merge with Tesla, Solar City shareholders and anybody with a livestream got the chance to see what the solar panel company is up to during a brief event on Friday night, hosted by, naturally, Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO and Solar City chairman spoke from a stage set up…
Tesla Model 3 Will Have Solar Glass Like The Same Tech Used In Solar Roof
The Model 3 will use some of the same glass technology that Tesla is using for its solar roof shingles, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday during a conference call regarding the financial details of a SolarCity merger, which shareholders will vote on November 17. Musk said that Tesla now has a special glass technology group…
Tesla Will Be More Affordable Thanks to Elon Musk’s Plan
Tesla Will Be More Affordable Thanks to Elon Musk’s New Plan. Over the past few months, we’ve heard rumblings about Tesla’s efforts to eventually introduce a Tesla Network, effectively a ridesharing service operated by self-driving Tesla vehicles. During a Tesla event last week, where Tesla introduced hardware capable of supporting fully autonomous driving, the company…
Tesla’s Profit Reaches It’s Highest Jump In Its History
Tesla posted $2.15 billion in revenue in the third quarter and earned 72 cents per share. Tesla’s Profit, which has struggled to meet many of its own production deadlines in the past, made a quarterly profit for only the second time in the company’s history and beat Wall Street estimates. The stock rose as much…
Tesla’s New Autopilot System Will Finally Make Tesla A Fully Self-Driving Car
Tesla vehicles currently in production and the upcoming Model 3, will include a Tesla’s new Autopilot hardware that will give the car the ability to be fully autonomous, the company announced Wednesday. This doesn’t mean that Tesla vehicles are now completely autonomous. Rather, it means that Tesla is now including the hardware in its cars…
Tesla is Working to Launch a Ready Equipped Model S For Police Patrol
Tesla Launching Police Patrol; Earlier this year, Electrek reported on the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) testing Tesla Model S sedans as ‘high-pursuit’ police cruisers. The automaker loaned two Model S P85Ds to the department, but they were testing the vehicles stock without any police equipment other than what has been done on the exterior…
Elon Musk Teases That Tesla Will Announce A New Product On 17 Oct.
Elon Musk Teases That Tesla will unveil something on Monday October 17. It’ll be a new product, he said in a Tweet on Sunday, which will be “unexpected by most,” and which will be separate from a Tesla/SolarCity product unveiling on the 28th. Tesla product unveiling on the 17th (unexpected by most), followed by Tesla/SolarCity…
The future of AI is in linking it to our brains according to Elon Musk
Following the accidental explosion at SpaceX on Sept. 1, company founder Elon Musk has been relatively quiet. But an interview posted this week gives us more insight into his thoughts on one of his favorite topics: artificial intelligence. Speaking with Y Combinator president Sam Altman, Musk addressed a number of topics while seated in front…
Tesla’s new vehicles will have Wi-Fi Hotspots
If your ideal for internet connectivity is “always on,” maybe you should consider a Tesla for your next ride. The exact date when the switch was made has not been disclosed, but Tesla vehicles built starting in the second quarter of 2016 should have Qualcomm Wi-Fi hot spot chips installed even if they’re not turned…
Tesla is getting more sensors for it’s Autopilot system
Tesla’s next-generation Autopilot platform will have more radar and camera sensors according to a report from Electrek. It’s not known when the new suite will arrive, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk said recently that autonomous driving is coming “sooner than people think.” The new system is said to gain four more radar modules in addition…